Rope

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1. Noun

A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in its size. See Cordage.

2. Noun

A row or string consisting of a number of things united, as by braiding, twining, etc.; as, a rope of onions.

3. Noun

The small intestines; as, the ropes of birds.

4. Verb

To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread, as by means of any glutinous or adhesive quality.

5. Verb

To bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord; as, to rope a bale of goods.

6. Verb

To connect or fasten together, as a party of mountain climbers, with a rope.

7. Verb

To partition, separate, or divide off, by means of a rope, so as to include or exclude something; as, to rope in, or rope off, a plot of ground; to rope out a crowd.

8. Verb

To lasso (a steer, horse).

9. Verb

To draw, as with a rope; to entice; to inveigle; to decoy; as, to rope in customers or voters.

10. Verb

To prevent from winning (as a horse), by pulling or curbing.
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